Despite its non-inclusion in the ten official entries to the 2023 MMFF, the director-actress tandem of Adolf Alix, Jr. and Nora Aunor never lose hope their film “Pieta” will merit honors in other movie events. Adolf has just paid Nora a visit hours before Christmas Day to report on the public’s feedback on “Pieta” which has been enjoying a commercial …
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The annual Metro Manila Film Festival opens today, Christmas Day, in all theaters nationwide. The 49th MMFF boosts of ten films contesting for box-office supremacy and vying for awards on its awarding on December 27, 2023 at the New Frontier Theater in Cubao. Which films wiil be top grossers and ceĺlar dwellers? Who will win major acting and creative awards? …
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It was a violent and bloody scene straight not from a reel world but from a real life scenario. From a sketchy report by the Quezon City Police Department (QCPD), actor Ronaldo Valdez, Ronald James Dulaca Gibbs in real life, was found bloodied, sitting on a chair while still holding a gunhand, by his driver Angelito Oclarit who called on …
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Public Relations (PR) is a tricky affair. I am not an expert in the field but people say, in layman’s view, that my PR is good. In an ordinary perception, PR is being generally nice to practically anyone in the trade or in any circle. Going complex, though, PR in the professional way, entails a lot of learnings and relearnings, …
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Roeder Camanag, the singer who popularized the song “Sana Naman” is in search of a singer who can give justice to interpret the signature songs and delineate the colorful life story of torch singer Didith Reyes onstage. Hit titles like “Bakit Ako Mahihiya?” “Nananabik,” “Araw-Araw, Gabi-Gabi,” “Hindi Kami Damong Ligaw,” “Aliw,” to name only a few, were Didith’s second skin. …
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The saga of the Kathryn Bernardo-Daniel Padilla love story continues. After a long silence of the real score between them that the media had been lurking the separation in blind items and even on direct references, Kathryn finally broke the ice of the breakup. Before she came out with the official statement, though, it was, obviously, referred to her ex-boyfriend …
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Last year’s target of the Metro Manila Film Festival’s box-office returns was P500M. Did the Metro Manila Development Authority (MMDA), the festival main organizer in conduit with other agencies, achieve it? If we believed Romando Artes, Concurrent Head then and now Chairman of MMDA, the 48th MMFF had raked in the amount in the last few days of the fest. …
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How do you call an inanimate object or a person who brings in a lot if good news not only to himself but to other people as well? Or people who mutually and beneficially inspire each other. Lucky charm, right? That is where the rapport between award-winning actress and iconic fashion designer Albert Figueras exists. Max is one of Albert’s …
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While newbie Gillian Vicencio, a Kapamilya contract artist, has already denied her involvement in the break up of KathNiel which is personified by Kathryn Bernardo and Daniel Padilla, there are still, on the other hand, accusations being hurled against her fellow ABS-CBN star Andrea Brillantes. Gillian did place her clarifications not only in social media but on cam as well …
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What takes an artist to be nominated at the prestigious National Artist? What does it take to win the award? Who will be the next set of National Artists in various fields in 2025? How are artist-nominees selected? These are just few of the questions posed concerning and covering any qualified and deserving future National Artists? In an almost jampacked …
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